Understanding and Making Small Talk in English

Creating Interesting Conversations and Making Connections

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Overview

There are lots of situations where you meet new people: at a party, in the student lounge, at a conference, on the train, while traveling, just to name a few situations. What do you usually say when you meet someone new? Do you find it difficult to continue the conversation after exchanging names?

Did you answer yes? If you are like most of us, you need to practice small talk. Small talk is what we call the brief, polite conversations that you have with others when you don’t know them very well or don’t have time for a longer, more in-depth conversation. Small talk happens when you run into an acquaintance at an event, at school, or in the office, or when you chat with someone you’ve just met inside a store, on a bus, or even on the street!

Small talk is one way to be polite and show kindness to the people you meet in your day-to-day life. The rules for small talk may vary by country and by language, but the main idea stays the same: small talk is essential for fluent conversation. It’s an essential conversation skill that can help you get jobs, make friends, and enjoy your time speaking English with others.

Because it’s a skill, small talk takes practice.

That’s why I created this mini course. I want to help you have better conversations in English so that you can build stronger connections with other people, including native speakers of English and people from around the world!

By learning how to confidently manage conversations, you will find that you interact better with friends and acquaintances, coworkers, classmates, and even strangers you meet randomly.

In this course, I provide the language you need to make small talk, from introducing yourself to new people, to asking more interesting questions, to encouraging more in-depth conversations. I describe meeting strangers for the first time and interacting with coworkers and classmates you see every day.

What's Included in This Mini Course:

27-page PDF guide containing all of my best advice on making small talk in English